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.¤.¤.¤¤.¤. it is dark. you strip, and it's cold. ¤.¤¤.¤.¤.¤
.¤.¤..¤.¤. your feet feel the cold stone floor, ¤..¤.¤.¤.¤
.¤.¤.¤¤.¤. your hands find the rubber handles to ¤.¤¤.¤.¤.¤
.¤.¤..¤.¤. guide you into the cabin. ¤..¤.¤.¤.¤
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.¤.¤..¤.¤. and then, the hot water, the ¤..¤.¤.¤.¤
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.¤.¤..¤.¤. lathering you. infused with oils and ¤..¤.¤.¤.¤
.¤.¤.¤¤.¤. scents. and then, also from above, the ¤.¤¤.¤.¤.¤
.¤.¤..¤.¤. shower creatures. first their black ¤..¤.¤.¤.¤
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.¤.¤..¤.¤. bodies. chests and snouts. ¤..¤.¤.¤.¤
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.¤.¤..¤.¤. the creatures are meant to comfort you, ¤..¤.¤.¤.¤
.¤.¤.¤¤.¤. keep you entranced, and keep you from ¤.¤¤.¤.¤.¤
.¤.¤..¤.¤. leaving the cabin prematurely. this ¤..¤.¤.¤.¤
.¤.¤.¤¤.¤. whole ordeal works best if you are not ¤.¤¤.¤.¤.¤
.¤.¤..¤.¤. transformed too early, and are instead ¤..¤.¤.¤.¤
.¤.¤.¤¤.¤. allowed to enjoy the shower for a while. ¤.¤¤.¤.¤.¤
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.¤.¤.¤¤.¤. you are steamed, caressed, cleaned, ¤.¤¤.¤.¤.¤
.¤.¤..¤.¤. modified, liquified; dissolved and ¤..¤.¤.¤.¤
.¤.¤.¤¤.¤. drained... and then brought back, ¤.¤¤.¤.¤.¤
.¤.¤..¤.¤. slowly, waking as the water dries off ¤..¤.¤.¤.¤
.¤.¤.¤¤.¤. of you. cabin open to the cold air ¤.¤¤.¤.¤.¤
.¤.¤..¤.¤. tickling your fresh-born mind. creature ¤..¤.¤.¤.¤
.¤.¤.¤¤.¤. hands gone, you step out. ¤.¤¤.¤.¤.¤
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